Mining Ports
Safaga Mining Port (EL Masriyeen)
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Time Zone |
GMT +2 |
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Wave Code (VHF) |
12 16 |
Coordinate
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Long |
33 o 57 \ E |
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Lat |
26 o 44 \ N |
Port Characteristics
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Weather |
Prevailing winds is north west and south east. |
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Water Density |
1.04 (g / cm3) |
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Raining Season |
winter |
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Tidal Range and Flow |
1.2 to 2.1 (m.) |
Port Description
Location
Safaga Mining Port is situated on the Red Sea Coast, south of Hurghada city by about
60 km and north of Al Qusayr by about 80 km and there is no barriers or artificial straits in Safaga port, but there are several island and coastal theefs.
Contents
An iron berth situated below a 3m thick cement shed, and a silo for liquid cement
and packaged crushed phosphate from the Nasr Company mines; it is crushed at the
company’s headquarters near the port.
Port Activity
Shipping of packaged phosphate and unprocessed liquefied cement.
Date of Establishment
1957
Port Characteristics
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0.3 km2 (343018 m2) |
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1000 tons/day |
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8 hrs/ shift |
Navigational Characteristics
Navigation Data
Entrance channels affiliated to the Safaga Port administration and the VTS terminals.
There are also 3 buoys as well as 4 mooring candles on the berth.
Pilotage Data
Pilots are provided through the administration of the Safaga Port affiliated to
Red Sea Ports Authority. The pilot boards the vessel at the end of the port access
channel which has been dredged.
Berths Characteristics
The main quay for the shipment of phosphate and the secoundry quay are wooden scaffolds with 150 m lenghth and 10 m width along the main ports berth
Detailed berth information
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Berth type
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An iron berth situated below a thick cement shed a wooden berth 16
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1
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Safaga Mining
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19
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5-17
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1957
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Port Services& Facilities
Services
The port includes offices of different agencies; the customs agency, ports security,
health and the port management office at the Nasr Mining Company.
Facilities
fresh water -electricity -sanitary sewage -fuel station
Stevedoring Equipment
Loading is performed on belts passing from the loading hold to the loading berth,
as well as through 2 pipelines for raw phosphate, that are connected to a cement
silo outside the port.
Contacts
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Administration |
El- Nasr Mining Company. |
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Address |
Safaga- Red Sea- Al-Hamrawein. |
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Telephone |
(065) 325 12 03- 342 01 22- 342 0124. |
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Fax |
(065) 342 01 22- 342 01 24. |
Data source:central department of spcialized ports and marine environment
last update on june2008